24/01/2026. She Be Smooth, Irad Ortiz Jr, Spendthrift farm video, Ted Noffey, Six Speed… by TDN // Keeneland KY (USA) //

 

 

Lexitonian Filly She Be Smooth Professional on Gulfstream Debut

Calumet Farm homebred SHE BE SMOOTH (f, 3, Lexitonian–Seattle Smooth, by Quiet American) went to favored fellow firster Prom Queen (Quality Road) entering the final furlong of their respective one-mile debuts Friday afternoon at Gulfstream… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]

 

PETA Urges Eclipse Awards To Ban Ortiz Brothers In Wake of Cockfighting Video

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has sent a letter to stakeholders at the Eclipse Awards asking them to bar jockeys Irad Ortiz Jr. and his brother, Jose, from future consideration for… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]

 
 

Goal Oriented and Chancer McPatrick:

New to Spendthrift Farm

    While Grade I victories and a ‘TDN Rising Star presented by Hagyard’ nod make for a potent double, Spendthrift Farm’s Stallion Sales Manager Mark Toothaker suggests that the defining narrative for Spendthrift’s new stallion duo is the surging commercial power of their sires. 

 

  This year Goal Oriented becomes the fourth son of Not This Time to go to stud in Kentucky and the first to retire to Spendthrift, while Chancer McPatrick is the first son of McKinzie to join the stallion ranks. 

 

  “With these stallions being by hot sires in McKinzie and Not This Time, it certainly gets breeders out here on the farm to take a look,” said Toothaker.

 

  Goal Oriented, whose retirement was announced after his decisive in last month’s GI Malibu Stakes, will stand for $30,000 in 2026. Dual Grade I winner Chancer McPatrick enters stud at $25,000. 

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Juvenile Champ Ted Noffey Works, Tommy Jo Sidelined

DEL RAY BEACH, FL–Newly-minted Eclipse Juvenile champion Ted Noffey (Into Mischief) drew a small crowd when registering a workmanlike four-furlong move at Palm Beach Downs Friday morning. Campaigned by Spendthrift Farm, the undefeated colt worked in… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]

 

Not This Time’s Six Speed Blitzes Rivals In UAE 2000 Guineas

Brunetti Dugan Stables, Black Type Thoroughbreds, Steve Adkisson and Swinbank Stables’ SIX SPEED (c, 3, Not This Time–Browse, by Medaglia d’Oro), last-out winner of the UAE 2000 Guineas trial over 1400 metres at Meydan Jan…. [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]

 

Ghaiyyath’s Opera Ballo Gets His Group 1 In Jebel Hatta

Godolphin’s Opera Ballo (Ghaiyyath) earned his first Group 1 badge in the Jebel Hatta at Meydan on Friday. The consistent colt gave William Buick his third win on the night. Four-time Group 1 winner Nations Pride… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]

 

Imperial Emperor a New Group 1 Winner For Dubawi In Al Maktoum Challenge

Twelve months on from having completed a Bhupat Seemar one-two finish, Deva Racing’s IMPERIAL EMPEROR (IRE) (g, 6, Dubawi {Ire}–Zhukova {Ire}, by Fastnet Rock {Aus}) put stablemate and 2025 winner Walk of Stars (Ire) (Dubawi… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]

 
 

The North American portion of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win and You’re In takes center stage tomorrow with the Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) at Gulfstream Park, where history is on the line. For the first time, the Pegasus World Cup winner will earn an automatic starting position in the $7 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at the 2026 Breeders’ Cup World Championships, taking place October 30 and 31 at Keeneland Race Course, raising the stakes and putting a guaranteed spot on racing’s biggest stage within reach. Catch all of the action starting at 4:30 PM ET on NBC and Peacock.